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The Kyivstar telecommunication operator (Kyiv) from April 11 raises the cost of mobile internet by 16.67% or UAH 1 and UAH 2 to UAH 6 and UAH 12 a Mb of data. For the clients of prepaid and contract forms of servicing the cost of the 'Customary access to the internet network under the GPRS and EDGE technology' service one megabyte of data will cost UAH 6 (now UAH 5), for the 'WAP access to the internet network under the GPRS and EDGE technology' service one megabyte of data will cost UAH 12 (now UAH 10). The statement also says that the cost of mobile internet for the clients changes in all the tariffs expect for: Economy, L, Internet 3G, Absolutely Unlimited (for contract-bound subscribers), Internet, Djuice Internet, Djuice Unlim + Music, Bomba, Health Resort (for prepaid service users). As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Kyivstar finished 2010 with a net profit of UAH 3.901 billion. On October 5, 2009, Altimo (Russia) and Telenor (Norway) agreed to merge Kyivstar and VimpelCom to create a new cellular communications operator, VimpelCom Ltd. (Bermuda islands), to provide integrated cellular communications services in Russia, Ukraine, and other member-countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as in Georgia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Kyivstar and Beeline intend to complete their merger by 2014.

The Kyivstar telecommunication operator has introduced services "Package 20 SMS" and "Package 10 MMS" for subscribers of Beeline (the Ukrainian Radiosystems Company) from April 6. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by Kyivstar. The effect of package messages is one week. The cost of the service of SMS is UAH 3/week, the cost of service of MMS is UAH 2/week. As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the Kyivstar telecommunications operator and the Beeline mobile communications operator (the Ukrainian Radiosystems and Golden Telecom companies) ended the period of October-December 2010 with a net profit of UAH 514.1 million. On October 5, 2009, the Altimo company (Russia) and Telenor agreed to merge Kyivstar and VimpelCom to create a new cellular communications operator, VimpelCom Ltd. (Bermuda islands), to provide integrated cellular communications services in Russia, Ukraine, and other member-countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as in Georgia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Kyivstar and Beeline intend to complete their merger by 2014.

TeleSystems of Ukraine, a company providing CDMA mobile communications services under the PEOPLEnet trademark, lowered cost of calls to number of mobile communication operator by 18.8-21.4% to UAH 0.55-0.65 per minute in three tariff plans from April 11. In particular, in frames of the Mobile Mini tariff plan, the cost of calls to Ukrainian mobile communication operators was lowered by 18.8% or UAH 0.15 to UAH 0.65 per minute; Mobile Midi has now 20% cheaper calls cost lowered to UAH 0.60 per minute; and Mobile Maxi offers 21.4% cheaper calls, which now cost UAH 0.55 per minute. At the same time, the operator lowered the number of package minutes for calls to number of mobile communication operators: by five minutes to 15 minutes within the Mobile Mini tariff plan, twice to 30 minutes within Mobile Midi, and twice to 60 minutes within Mobile Maxi. Besides, in two tariff plans, PEOPLEnet lowered subscriber fee: by 10% or UAH 5 to UAH 45 per month in Mobile Midi and by 16.7% or UAH 15 to UAH 75 per month in Mobile Maxi. The cost of calls to number of fixed telephony operators have been retained and is now UAH 0.50 per minute for Mobile Mini, UAH 45 per minute for Mobile Midi and UAH 0.40 per minute in Mobile Maxi. As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the number of PEOPLEnet subscribers rose 8.2% or 45,956 to 608,433 in the fourth quarter of 2010. Forton Limited (Dnipropetrovsk) owns 24.99% of shares in the company, Elidor limited liability company(Dnipropetrovsk) owns 24.99% too, Epilmor Business Corp. (Panama) holds 18.09%, Bracelos Properties Corp. (Panama) 18.09% as well, while Grosulo Investment S.A. (Panama) holds 13.8% of shares.

Mobile communication operators are demanding right to provide mobile payments. "To actively develop useful and convenient service of mobile payments in Ukraine, the state should introduce amendments into the legislation that regulates provision of telecommunication and financial services," press service of the Kyivstar telecommunication operator told the Ukrainian News agency. Kyivstar said that current legislation allows mobile communication subscribers to pay only for telecommunication services using their mobile phones, but payments for services rendered by other organizations refer to financial services and require respective licensing. Press service of the MTS Ukraine mobile communication operator also said that operators cannot independently hold mobile payments as they do not have legal right to that. In its turn, press service of the Astelit mobile communication operator (the life:) brand) told the Ukrainian News agency that the company is analyzing situation in that sector and searching opportunity to provide the service in frames of current legislation.

TeleSystems of Ukraine, a company providing CDMA mobile communications services under the PEOPLEnet trademark, terminates 15 tariffs from March 10, reads a statement made by the operator. In particular, they will put out of action the following tariffs: Maximum of Traffic, Unlimited Internet, Business Package, Standard Internet, VPN Business, Maximum of Words, Free Internet 40, Convenient Unlimited 40, INET Unlimited, Сorpinet+Voice, Business Online XXL, Business Online, Low End, Online Life XXL and Online Life. The tariffs are terminated since the operator switching over to a new system of billing the services it provides, as not much subscribers use these tariff plans. PEOPLEnet offers subscribers of these tariffs to change their tariff plans for some other active ones, or on March 11 the operator will make the change in its discretion. As Ukrainian News earlier reported, the number of PEOPLEnet subscribers rose 8.2% or 45,956 to 608,433 in the fourth quarter of 2010. Forton Limited (Dnipropetrovsk) owns 24.99% of shares in the company, Elidor limited liability company(Dnipropetrovsk) owns 24.99% too, Epilmor Business Corp. (Panama) holds 18.09%, Bracelos Properties Corp. (Panama) 18.09% as well, while Grosulo Investment S.A. (Panama) holds 13.8% of shares.